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Finally, our updated webpage is here!  We are working hard at getting the webpage to work easily and be a straight forward and delightful shopping experience for you.  2018 is the year that we are focusing on getting our great products closer to home for you.  Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for updates on our arrivals closer to you.  Lots of exciting things are on their way!!  Stay tuned!

I've kind of laid low for 2016 so far....listening, planning and trying things out to see what direction to take the company in.  As much as I love my shop in Winnipeg, I have come to realize that as the creator of our products, I do not want 50 shops across the nation. Managing meetings and organizing payroll and scheduling of hours, is not why I do what I do. I do what I do, because I love creating great products. I love the feedback from the thousands of happy customers we have and the wonderful support that they give...

Happy 2016! It's a New Year in so many ways! We had an excellent run in Vancouver for two years at Granville Island. So many great customers found us there and made the time spent in Vancouver very well worth it. The Vancouver Christmas Market was another rousing success and though a tough haul over 33 solid days, it always delivers and meets our expectations. We have so much positive support that in no way do I ever consider my time spent in Vancouver a folly. There are many connections made there that still will result in us bringing our...

I have to admit that BC is not being the lady that I expected her to be for the summer time. Gosh darn, (and that's the toned down version) it's HOT here. I'm not whining because it's uncomfortable to live in but because it makes the production of my products next to impossible. Today, again, I was thwarted from my candle making endeavours as we try to figure out how to get the heat down back in our pouring area in the warehouse. We have it clocked at 31 degrees C without factoring in the humidex. Soy wax is a...

I had the soul affirming discussion with someone this week about exactly this topic. They were comparing what they thought was the same product made by someone else to my candles. At first I was really insulted but then I decided to take from the conversation it's intent. It may not have been their intent but it was definitely the universe's intent. The type of wax and the burn time and the price was their only criteria. So soy wax, wood wick, burn time and price. “ It's the same as your candles is it not? “, is what they...